| Term | Definition |
|---|
| alliteration | The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together. |
| allusion | A reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or some other branch of culture. |
| concrete poem | A poem in which the words are arranged on a page to suggest a visual representation of the subject. |
| couplet | Two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry. |
| hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration, or overstatement, for effect. |
| metaphor | A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without the use of such specific words of comparison as like, as, than, or resembles. |
| metonymy | A figure of speech in which a person, place, or thing is referred to by something closely associated with it. |
| octave | An eight-line poem, or the first eight lines of a Petrarchan, or Italian, sonnet. |
| onomatopoeia | The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning. |
| simile | A figure of speech that makes an explicit comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles. |
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